Cuba

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): - Population (2020): 11,326,616 HDI (2020): 0.78
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 105
Score: 45.7
Vulnerability 0.435
Readiness 0.350

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Cuba places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Cuba is the 88th most vulnerable country and the 125th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
125
126
126
127
124
122
120
118
121
113
101
91
87
85
85
90
101
105
108
112
110
108
103
106
105
105
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.435
Food
0.406
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.080
Food import dependency
0.185
Rural population
0.246
Agriculture capacity
0.872
Child malnutrition
0.091
Water
0.386
Projected change of annual runoff
0.755
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.144
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.154
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.877
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.305
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.030
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.005
Slum population
0.068
Medical staff
0.422
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.647
Ecosystem Services
0.548
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.616
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.243
Protected biome
0.282
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.570
Projected change of warm periods
0.300
Projected change of flood hazard
0.634
Urban concentration
0.754
Age dependency ratio
0.458
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.759
Paved roads
0.514
Infrastructure
0.397
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.754
Dependency on imported energy
0.836
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.168
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.188